Netherlands 1814 ducat

from the Enschede Collection

from Stack's Bowers 2017 NYINC sale, lot 7169

The Netherlands was the last country to strike ducats on a regular basis. In 1814, William I was made temporary "sovereign prince" of the Netherlands and then made hereditary king in 1817 by the Congress of Vienna. This type was struck 1814-1937, many of which were made in Russia, indistinguishable from Utrecht mint issues. So far as is known, all the 1814's were made in Utrecht. The second specimen was lot 7169 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2017), where it sold for $329. The catalog description^[1] noted, "RUSSIA. Ducat, 1814. St. Petersburg Mint. NGC AU Details--Scratches. Struck under Alexander I, imitative of Netherlands contemporary Ducat coinage. Lightly toned."

Recorded mintage: 2,947,639 (a common date).

Specification: 3.49 g, 0.986 fine gold, 21 mm diameter, reeded edge.

Catalog reference: Sch-200, Fr-145; KM-50.2.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Peters, T., J. Scheper and J. Mevius, Muntalmanak 2018, 35^e editie, Amsterdam: Nederlandse vereniging van munthandelaren, 2017.
• ^[1]Ponterio, Richard, The January 2017 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Richard Stuart Collection, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2016.

Link to:

• 1815 ducat
• Coins and currency dated 1814
• return to coins of the Netherlands
• On the decimal coinage of the Netherlands